Chapter Six

2. Solid precipitation in the form of ice crystals, small pellets, or flakes, which forms by the direct conversion of water vapor into ice
4. The ________ of a water molecule orients it towards other water molecules, allowing them to form hydrogen bonds with each other
5. The action by which water can climb upward in restricted confinement as a result of its high surface tension, and thus the ability of its molecules to stick closely together
10. When water enters the atmosphere, either from land or the ocean
11. The process by which water vapor is converted directly to ice, or vice versa
13. When water leaves the surface of the Earth into the air
14. Rounded or irregular pellets or lumps of ice produced in cumulonimbus clouds as a result of active turbulence and vertical air currents

1. When water enters the atmosphere from plants' leaves
2. When the relative humidity is greater than 100%, air can become ______________
3. Drops of liquid or solid water falling from clouds
6. A type of cloud that is puffy, white, and forms from rising columns of air
7. The cooling process responsible for the formation of most clouds
8. Absolute ________ is the direct measure of water vapor in the air
9. Water vapor converted to liquid water
12. The most common and widespread form of precipitation, consisting of drops of liquid water